Electronegativities found on the Pauling scale
From left to right across the periodic table:
- atomic radius decreases
- ionization energy increases
- electronegativity increases
- Symbol:
- Group: 1
- Period: 1
- Electronegativity: 2.20
- Symbol:
- Group: 18
- Period: 1
- Electronegativity: none
- Symbol:
- Group: 1
- Period: 2
- Electronegativity: 0.98
- Symbol:
- Group: 2
- Period: 2
- Electronegativity: 1.57
- Symbol:
- Group: 13
- Period: 2
- Electronegativity: 2.04
- Symbol:
- Group: 14
- Period: 2
- Electronegativity: 2.55
- Symbol:
- Group: 15
- Period: 2
- Electronegativity: 3.04
- Symbol:
- Group: 16
- Period: 2
- Electronegativity: 3.44
- Symbol:
- Group: 17
- Period: 2
- Electronegativity: 3.98
- Symbol:
- Group: 18
- Period: 2
- Electronegativity: none
- Symbol:
- Group: 1
- Period: 3
- Electronegativity: 0.93
- Symbol:
- Group: 2
- Period: 3
- Electronegativity: 1.31
- Symbol:
- Group: 13
- Period: 3
- Electronegativity:1.61
- Symbol:
- Group: 14
- Period: 3
- Electronegativity: 1.90
- Symbol:
- Group: 15
- Period: 3
- Electronegativity: 2.19
- Symbol:
- Group: 16
- Period: 3
- Electronegativity: 2.58
- Symbol:
- Group: 17
- Period: 3
- Electronegativity: 3.16
- Symbol:
- Group: 18
- Period: 3
- Electronegativity: none
- Symbol:
- Group: 1
- Period: 4
- Electronegativity: 0.82
- Symbol:
- Group: 2
- Period: 4
- Electronegativity: 1.00
- Symbol:
- Group: 3
- Period: 4
- Electronegativity: 1.36
- Symbol:
- Group: 4
- Period: 4
- Electronegativity: 1.54
- Symbol:
- Group: 5
- Period: 4
- Electronegativity: 1.63
- Symbol:
- Group: 6
- Period: 4
- Electronegativity: 1.66
- Symbol:
- Group: 7
- Period: 4
- Electronegativity:1.55
- Symbol:
- Group: 8
- Period: 4
- Electronegativity: 1.83
- Symbol:
- Group: 9
- Period: 4
- Electronegativity: 1.88
- Symbol:
- Group: 11
- Period: 4
- Electronegativity: 1.90
- Symbol:
- Group: 12
- Period: 4
- Electronegativity: 1.65
- Symbol:
- Group: 13
- Period: 4
- Electronegativity: 1.81
- Symbol:
- Group: 14
- Period: 4
- Electronegativity: 2.01
- Symbol:
- Group: 15
- Period: 4
- Electronegativity: 2.18
- Symbol:
- Group: 16
- Period: 4
- Electronegativity: 2.55
- Symbol:
- Group: 17
- Period: 4
- Electronegativity: 2.96
- Symbol:
- Group: 18
- Period: 4
- Electronegativity: 3.00
- Symbol:
- Group: 1
- Period: 5
- Electronegativity: 0.82
- Symbol:
- Group: 2
- Period: 5
- Electronegativity: 0.95
- Symbol:
- Group: 3
- Period: 5
- Electronegativity: 1.22
- Symbol:
- Group: 4
- Period: 5
- Electronegativity: 1.33
- Symbol:
- Group: 5
- Period: 5
- Electronegativity: 1.6
- Symbol:
- Group: 6
- Period: 5
- Electronegativity: 2.16
- Symbol:
- Group: 7
- Period: 5
- Electronegativity: 1.9
- Symbol:
- Group: 8
- Period: 5
- Electronegativity: 2.2
- Symbol:
- Group: 9
- Period: 5
- Electronegativity: 2.28
- Symbol:
- Group: 10
- Period: 5
- Electronegativity: 2.20
- Symbol:
- Group: 11
- Period: 5
- Electronegativity: 1.93
- Symbol:
- Group: 12
- Period: 5
- Electronegativity: 1.69
- Symbol:
- Group: 13
- Period: 5
- Electronegativity: 1.78
- Symbol:
- Group: 14
- Period: 5
- Electronegativity: 1.96
- Symbol:
- Group: 15
- Period: 5
- Electronegativity: 2.05
- Symbol:
- Group: 16
- Period: 5
- Electronegativity: 2.1
- Symbol:
- Group: 17
- Period: 5
- Electronegativity: 2.66
- Symbol:
- Group: 18
- Period: 5
- Electronegativity: 2.60
- Symbol:
- Group: 1
- Period: 6
- Electronegativity: 0.97
- Symbol:
- Group: 2
- Period: 6
- Electronegativity: 0.89
- Symbol:
- Group: Lanthanoids
- Period: 6
- Electronegativity: 1.1
- Symbol:
- Group: Lanthanoids
- Period: 6
- Electronegativity: 1.12
- Symbol:
- Group: Lanthanoids
- Period: 6
- Electronegativity: 1.13
- Symbol:
- Group: Lanthanoids
- Period: 6
- Electronegativity: 1.14
- Symbol:
- Group: Lanthanoids
- Period: 6
- Electronegativity: 1.13
- Symbol:
- Group: Lanthanoids
- Period: 6
- Electronegativity: 1.17
- Symbol:
- Group: Lanthanoids
- Period: 6
- Electronegativity: 1.2
- Symbol:
- Group: Lanthanoids
- Period: 6
- Electronegativity: 1.2
- Symbol:
- Group: Lanthanoids
- Period: 6
- Electronegativity: 1.1
- Symbol:
- Group: Lanthanoids
- Period: 6
- Electronegativity: 1.22
- Symbol:
- Group: Lanthanoids
- Period: 6
- Electronegativity: 1.23
- Symbol:
- Group: Lanthanoids
- Period: 6
- Electronegativity: 1.24
- Symbol:
- Group: Lanthanoids
- Period: 6
- Electronegativity: 1.25
- Symbol:
- Group: Lanthanoids
- Period: 6
- Electronegativity: 1.1
- Symbol:
- Group: Lanthanoids
- Period: 6
- Electronegativity: 1.27
- Symbol:
- Group: 4
- Period: 6
- Electronegativity: 1.3
- Symbol:
- Group: 5
- Period: 6
- Electronegativity: 1.5
- Symbol:
- Group: 6
- Period: 6
- Electronegativity: 2.36
- Symbol:
- Group: 7
- Period: 6
- Electronegativity: 1.9
- Symbol:
- Group: 8
- Period: 6
- Electronegativity: 2.2
- Symbol:
- Group: 9
- Period: 6
- Electronegativity: 2.20
- Symbol:
- Group: 10
- Period: 6
- Electronegativity: 2.28
- Symbol:
- Group: 11
- Period: 6
- Electronegativity: 2.54
- Symbol:
- Group: 12
- Period: 6
- Electronegativity: 2.00
- Symbol:
- Group: 13
- Period: 6
- Electronegativity: 1.62
- Symbol:
- Group: 14
- Period: 6
- Electronegativity: 1.87
- Symbol:
- Group: 15
- Period: 6
- Electronegativity: 2.02
- Symbol:
- Group: 16
- Period: 6
- Electronegativity: 2.0
- Symbol:
- Group: 17
- Period: 6
- Electronegativity: 2.2
- Symbol:
- Group: 18
- Period: 6
- Electronegativity: 2.2
- Symbol:
- Group: 1
- Period: 7
- Electronegativity: 0.7
- Symbol:
- Group: 2
- Period: 7
- Electronegativity: 0.9
- Symbol:
- Group: 3
- Period: 7
- Electronegativity: 1.1
- Symbol:
- Group: Actinoids
- Period: 7
- Electronegativity: 1.3
- Symbol:
- Group: Actinoids
- Period: 7
- Electronegativity: 1.5
- Symbol:
- Group: Actinoids
- Period: 7
- Electronegativity: 1.38
- Symbol:
- Group: Actinoids
- Period: 7
- Electronegativity: 1.36
- Symbol:
- Group: Actinoids
- Period: 7
- Electronegativity: 1.28
- Symbol:
- Group: Actinoids
- Period: 7
- Electronegativity: 1.13
- Symbol:
- Group: Actinoids
- Period: 7
- Electronegativity: 1.28
- Symbol:
- Group: Actinoids
- Period: 7
- Electronegativity: 1.3
- Symbol:
- Group: Actinoids
- Period: 7
- Electronegativity: 1.3
- Symbol:
- Group: Actinoids
- Period: 7
- Electronegativity: 1.3
- Symbol:
- Group: Actinoids
- Period: 7
- Electronegativity: 1.3
- Symbol:
- Group: Actinoids
- Period: 7
- Electronegativity: 1.3
- Symbol:
- Group: Actinoids
- Period: 7
- Electronegativity: 1.3
- Symbol:
- Group: Actinoids
- Period: 7
- Electronegativity: 1.3
- Symbol:
- Group: 4
- Period: 7
- Electronegativity: none
- Symbol:
- Group: 5
- Period: 7
- Electronegativity: none
- Symbol:
- Group: 6
- Period: 7
- Electronegativity: none
- Symbol:
- Group: 7
- Period: 7
- Electronegativity: none
- Symbol:
- Group: 8
- Period: 7
- Electronegativity: none
- Symbol:
- Group: 9
- Period: 7
- Electronegativity: none
- Symbol:
- Group: 10
- Period: 7
- Electronegativity: none
- Symbol:
- Group: 11
- Period: 7
- Electronegativity: none
- Symbol:
- Group: 12
- Period: 7
- Electronegativity: none
- Symbol:
- Group: 13
- Period: 7
- Electronegativity: none
- Symbol:
- Group: 14
- Period: 7
- Electronegativity: none
- Symbol:
- Group: 15
- Period: 7
- Electronegativity: none
- Symbol:
- Group: 16
- Period: 7
- Electronegativity: none
- Symbol:
- Group: 17
- Period: 7
- Electronegativity: none
- Symbol:
- Group: 18
- Period: 7
- Electronegativity: none
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